NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 BMW 5 Series Recalls
The 2004 BMW 5 Series has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 26, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 BMW 5 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 64
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
On a 2004 BMW 5 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2004 BMW 5 Series
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 12V126000
- Reported
- March 26, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 367,682
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 5 Series, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 10V446000
- Reported
- October 1, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 198,352
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 5 Series, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V384000
- Reported
- August 5, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,000
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 5 Series, 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 04V575000
- Reported
- December 6, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,905
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 04V344000
- Reported
- July 14, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,102
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 04V303000
- Reported
- June 23, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,532
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 12E029000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2005–2009 5 Series, 3 other models
Steering: linkages: rod: relay: connecting
- Campaign
- 19E058000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 5 Series
2004 BMW 5 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 64 owner complaints about the 2004 BMW 5 Series, the newest on January 14, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 BMW 5 Series, the component group named most often is the air bags (45%), followed by the seats (17%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2004 BMW 5 Series's 8 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2004 BMW 5 Series owners gave the mileage (55 complaints), the median was 79,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags29
- Seats11
- Electrical System9
- Seat Belts7
- Exterior Lighting6
- Power Train6
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 BMW 5 Series peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 12. 19% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
The 64 complaints about the 2004 BMW 5 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 5 Series by model year
Other 2004 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 14, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted